Is CVE-2013-5189 being actively exploited?

CVE-2013-5189 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2013-5189?

CVE-2013-5189 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 5.8 (MEDIUM).

CVE-2013-5189

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.8EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

Apple Mac OS X before 10.9 does not preserve a certain administrative system-preferences setting across software updates, which allows context-dependent attackers to bypass intended access restrictions in opportunistic circumstances by leveraging an unintended security configuration after the completion of an update.

Key facts

CVSS score: 5.8 (v2.0)
Severity: MEDIUM
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N
Weakness (CWE): CWE-264
EPSS score: 1.2% (67th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2013-5029)
Published: October 24, 2013
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2013-5029 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x
apple / mac os x

References

http://lists.apple.com/archives/security-announce/2013/Oct/msg00004.html(Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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